Dear Parents/Guardians,

We have had many blessing this past October. We are very proud of our Cross Country Team for their participation in this year’s meet. Congratulations to Massimo F. for finishing 9th at the Board Finals. Also, congratulations to Nathan I. and Leo B. for receiving the Archbishop’s award for Altar Servers. In upcoming news, the Intermediate Girls’ and Boys’ volleyball teams are practicing and preparing for upcoming tournaments. The Boys’ Tournament will be at St. Andrew CES on Nov. 28th; the Girls’ is at St. Gregory the Great on Nov. 29th. Thank you for your generosi-ty and support for the “We Scare Hunger” Food Drive to help those in need. And thank you to Pine-tree Ford who graciously transported the donations to the Vaughan Food Bank. The Halloween

Dance was spooktacular! Thank you to CSC parent volunteers for working with our Intermediate

student Halloween committee decorating the gym, as well as organizing and dj-ing the music at the dance. You did a fantastic job to ensure that a good time was had by all! Thanks as well for provid-ing water, popcorn and glow sticks for all students! CSC: Mrs. Calabro, Mrs. DaSilva, Mrs. Fioruc-ci, Mr. Lacaria, Mrs. Paolucci, Mrs. Papastathis, and Mrs. Maraventano. Students: Katia L., Emma T., Katrina M., Kiana J., Nicoletta T., Sophia D., Vanessa P., Jessica T., Daniella H., Daniela F., Samantha B., Sabrina C., Julia G., Victoria L., and Giorgia F. and our D.J.s: Michael M. and Mauri-cio R.

Throughout the month of November we are reminded of those loved ones who remain in our hearts on All Souls Day. November is also the month in which we reflect upon peace. While we are very fortunate to live in Canada, there are many who are in need of our continued prayers for peace. Included in this are those who sacrificed their lives to restore peace and freedom to the world. To honour those who fell during World War I and subsequent wars, November 11th was designated as Remembrance Day. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. St. Gabriel will be commemorating this special day by holding a Remembrance Day Service at 10:40a.m. on Friday, November 9th, in the gym. Parents and guardians are most welcome to attend.

During the month of November we reflect on the virtue of justice, a fitting virtue for the month in which we remember peace and justice and how it must prevail and inform our thoughts and actions.

Yours in Catholic Education, Ms. C. Sandig, Principal

November’s

Virtue

Is

Justice We will treat others in

a just, equitable and

unbiased manner.

We will play by the

rules, take turns and

share.

We will be open

minded and listen to

others.

St. Gabriel The Archangel

91 Fiori Drive Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 5S4 Phone: 905 856-4155 Web:

November 2018

Principal’s Message Trustee Maria Marchese Maria.Marchese@ycdsb.ca

Superintendent Opiyo Oloya

Principal Christine Sandig

Secretarial Staff Maria Iazzi Christina Marascio

Office Support Staff Christina Marascio

Immaculate Conception Church

Pastor: Fr. Eugene Chianain Catholic School Council (CSC) Tony Lacaria—Chair Frank Longobardi—Vice Chair

Lord, God of peace, hear our prayer! We have tried so many times and over so many years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms. How much blood has been shed; how many lives have been shattered; how many hopes have been buried. But our efforts have been in vain. Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love, you created us, and you call us to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace; ena-ble us to see everyone who crosses our path as our brother or sister. Make us sensitive to the plea of our citizens who entreat us to turn our weapons of war into implements of peace, our trepidation into confident trust, and our quarreling into forgiveness. Renew our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us together will be “brother”, and our way of life will always be that of Peace. Amen. – Invocation for Peace by Pope Francis

On November 20th Progress Reports will be sent home. Parent/Teacher Interviews will take place the evening of November 22nd and the morning of No-vember 23rd. Forms to indicate date/time preferences will be sent out the week of the 15th. Final infor-mation will be sent home in the Progress Report En-velope.

EQAO RESULTS

With Immaculate Conception Parish

A reminder for fami-

lies of Grade 2 children who will be receiving their First Holy Communion and Grade 7s wishing to receive Confir-mation, registrations began at the parish in August, first meetings have occurred. There are still a few families who have yet to register. Please be sure to register if you haven’t already done so.

Dates to remember:

Tues. March 26 Reconciliation @ 7:30 pm

Fri. May 10th Confirmation @ 7:30 pm

Sun. June 2nd First Holy Communion @ 12:30 pm

Catholic School Council

Please note that the date of the next Catholic School Council meeting has been changed from November 21st to: Wednesday, November 14th. The meeting will take place in the library and begin at 7:15 pm. All are welcome to attend. The CSC is proud to announce that the Annual Bingo Night will be held on Friday, November 30 from 6:30-9:00 pm. For further information, please refer to the CSC page (5).

This year is the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. To commemorate and honour all those who fought in this and subsequent wars as well as those who sacrificed their lives for peace and freedom, St. Gabriel will hold an assembly on Fri-day, November 9th at 10:40 am in the gym. Students will be receiving a poppy sticker for the assembly. Any donations are gratefully accepted.

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.” From “For the Fallen” by L. Binyon

This month, Civvies Day is Thursday, November 22nd as the 23rd is a PA Day for students

November 30th is Bus Evacuation at St. Gabriel the Archangel. On this day, students will learn about and practice bus safety.

A reminder that all preliminary dress code surveys are due to the office no later than Friday, November 14th.

Winter Weather Reminder It is very important that students have the opportunity to play

outside and to be warm while they play. Students will be outside

for both 15-minute recesses and the 40-minute lunch recess dur-

ing the winter, weather permitting. We check the weather station

at frequent intervals throughout the day and adhere to Board Pol-

icy #221.

The following temperature guidelines were reviewed and agreed

upon with CSC at the October meeting.

-16°c to -20°c all recesses will be indoor

-15°c, the 15 minute recesses will be outdoor and the lunch

recess will be divided into 20 minutes indoor and 20 minutes

outdoor.

Please ensure that your child comes to school properly dressed

with: proper headwear, gloves/mittens, scarf and winter boots.

Primary students in particular and any student who likes to play in the snow should have an extra change of clothes at school in the event that their socks and/or pants get wet. Clothing items should be clearly labelled and kept in the child’s school bag.

Inclement Weather Procedures To ensure the safety of students, school bus service may be can-celled from time to time due to inclement weather, extreme tem-peratures and/or poor road conditions. In these cases, parents/guardians and students should develop alternate care/transportation arrangements. Cancellation decisions will be made by 6:00a.m. Cancellation decisions will only be made after thorough consultation with the Safety Officers of school bus companies servicing York Region and are based on several factors including precipitation, air temperature, road conditions and weather forecast. You can listen to one of the radio stations listed to determine if buses for York Region have been cancelled. If the York Region District School buses are cancelled, then York Catholic Dis-trict School buses are also cancelled since we share the same buses. Once cancelled in the morning, buses will not be running in the afternoon either. Schools are rarely closed, even though buses are cancelled. Please do not call the school to inquire if the school is open. Radio stations will provide the necessary information beginning 7:00 a.m. Parents/guardians are asked to exercise good judgment in deciding whether to send a child to school when buses have been cancelled. If you decide to drive your children in to school, please consider that over the course of the day, weather condi-tions could worsen, and retrieving your child at the end of the day may be particularly hazardous.

Parents/guardians, students and school staff are asked to access the following radio and television stations after 6:00 a.m. to re-ceive bus cancellation information:

RADIO

590 AM 640 AM 680AM 860AM 1010AM

1050AM 1540AM 1580AM

88.5FM 89.9FM 92.5FM 93.1FM 94.0FM

95.9FM 97.3FM 98.1FM 99.1FM 99.9FM

100.7FM 101.1FM 102.1FM 104.5FM 107.1FM

TELEVISION

CITY TV CTV Barrie CFTO TV CP24 Global News

A bus cancellation message will also be available at www.schoolbuscity.com and by calling 1-877-330-3001, or by following the YCDSB and YRDSB on Twitter.

Please note that school bus charters (buses booked for trips) will not operate when home to school bus service is cancelled. Also, hot lunches will be cancelled.

Driveway Safety As the snowy, icy weather approaches parents and relatives who drive children to school are asked to use extreme caution and care when entering the driveway. Please do not speed, and do not attempt to pass vehicles that are stopped. Let’s give our children time to unload from the vehicles safely. Everyone’s cooperation is greatly appreciated! In order to keep the driveway a safe path for students and all pedestrians, there is no entry to the driveway at the following times: 8:30am to 9:00am 12:00 to 1:00 3:30 to 4:00pm Vehicles that have entered prior to these times, must wait until the school bus, school taxis have left the driveway. Always yield for walkers and students on their bicycles. Please be considerate of others and please be patient. Safety is our number one priority!

Anaphylaxis—Life Threatening Allergies At St. Gabriel the Archangel, we work in collaboration with the YCDSB, school, home and community in teaching our children and staff all about anaphylaxis and keeping our allergic children safe. St. Gabriel is a peanut/nut safe environment. You will see signs to this effect clearly posted at the entrances of the school. Please re-view with your child our Board’s Policy 209, “Protection of Ana-phylactic Students”, which is located in on the Board’s website, www.ycdsb.ca, under Policies.

Visit Allergicliving.ca

This is an on-line free magazine which provides a wealth of infor-mation on allergies, provides menu ideas for snacks,

lunches, dinners, baking etc. You can also sign-up for their free allergy-safe recipe E-letter.

Also visit: AnaphylaxisCanada.ca

For detailed information on Anaphylaxis—life-threatening aller-gies.

Visit our school website regularly for events, school information and calendar

sga.ycdsb.ca

SGA LIBRARY EVENTS The Scholastic Book Fair has come to our school and you are in-vited to come and share in this celebration of literacy with us! Now more than ever, reading is vital to leading a better life. Knowing how to read is just the beginning. Motivating young people to keep reading, comprehend what they read and develop the ability to think creatively are the end goals. Scholastic Book Fairs has the books to motivate more read-ing. With your involvement, we can inspire children to practice reading and read more often. Together, we can make a difference in their lives that will last a lifetime. One great way to ensure our children get started with reading and keep on reading all year long is with the Classroom Wish List program. We urge you to stop by the CWL display when you first arrive at the Fair. Learn how purchasing books and donating them to your child’s classroom can give little readers even greater access to the books they want to read by expanding existing class-room libraries. Each teacher was asked to fill-in their “book wish list” prior to the Fair. Look for your child’s teacher’s name on the display. All teachers took great care in selecting the best and most appropriate books to meet their students’ reading levels and learning needs. It is their wish that these books become a permanent part of the classroom library. Every generous gift you make will be recog-nized with a special bookplate, identifying your family or child as the donor. Can’t make it to the Fair? Make your donation by selecting a book from the Book Fairs Featured Book page (http://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/featuredbooks.php) and completing the “Wish Granted” Form available on the Classroom Wish List page (http://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/wishlist.php). Your support can help a classroom blossom with new and exciting adventures in reading, stimulating young minds for years to come. We hope to see you at the Book Fair. Thank-you for your support. Sincerely, Ms. D. Tonelli, Teacher-Librarian

Book Fair hours are: Mon. Nov. 19th - Wed. Nov. 21st from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thursday November 22nd from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday November 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

HALLOWEEN ART

Events: It’s Happening Here at SGA!

MRS. MAZZOLI/MRS. DI LORETO’S GR. 1

Ms. CONROY’S Gr. 1/2

Mrs. GIRONDA’S GR. 1

MS. SIMOS’ GRADE 4

Welcome Superintendent Oloya!

Our new superintendent, Opiyo Oloya came to visit with all of the students from St. Gabriel the Archangel.

The snack program will begin on Thursday, November 9th.

Snacks will be delivered for first recess.

All Anaphylactic allergies that is on file at the school have

been taken into consideration. If you have any additional

dietary concerns for your child, please contact the school.